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SUMMARY: Description of anniversary of first arrival of transcontinental train in Vancouver, by Dick Halhed and Ray Mackness. Includes comments by W.D. Hayward [?], and speeches by C.A. Cotterhill [?], CPR official, and Jack Cornett, Mayor of Vancouver.

SUMMARY: Talk by naturalist Dan McGowan about the Earl of Southesk's visit to the Canadian Rockies in 1859-1860.;

SUMMARY: Radio program with Bert Nelson, announcer, with performance of radio drama "See This Valley", about Doukhobors in British Columbia.;

RECORDED: Alert Bay (B.C.), 1944-11-13 SUMMARY: Stories by Charlie Noel: 1) "Origin of the Nimpkish Tribe"; <2mn 32s>; 2) "Ee-Shak-Amee"; <45s>; 3) "Two-Headed Snake"; <45s>; 4) Reciting of names of Indian tribes by Charlie Noel; <37s>; 5) Greetings (in native dialect) from native people of British Columbia by Charlie Noel with translation by Dick Halhed, announcer; <42s>; 6) Comments by M. S. Todd, Indian agent; <1mn 44s>; 7) Singing of anthems by choir in native dialect; <8mn>; 8) Singing of "Onward Christian Soldiers" by choir; <1mn 1s>; 9) Performance of "Colonel Bogey March" by brass band; <7mn>; 10) Singing of "O Canada" by total assembly; <1mn 16s>. Examples of different native dialects by Unidentified speakers, <3mn 20s>. Interview of Arthur Shaughnessy, totem pole carver, by Dick Halhed, announcer, <5mn 30s>. Interview of Peter Kelly, United Church Minister, by Dick Halhed, announcer, <3mn>. Sounds from native dances. <28mn>. Story by Dan Cramner, "Origin of the Nimpkish Tribe", <15mn>. Song by August Jack, <4mn>. Sound from a drum, <3mn>, about native people, Nimpkish Indian Reservation -- Alert Bay; health, tuberculosis, among native people.

The item is a video copy of film footage. Consists of inorganized black and white footage of logging and sawmilling, especially of Western Red Cedar -- apparently by the Capilano Timber Company in North Vancouver and vicinity, ca. early 1930s. Includes footage of: hand logging, felling of large trees, a high-rigger climbing and topping a spar tree, a steam donkey engine at work, yarding of logs, a logging railroad, log booming, sawmill operations, cutting of cedar shakes, sorting and stacking of lumber, sawmill yard vehicles, and the loading of logs and timbers onto a Japanese freighter on the (North Vancouver?) waterfront. Many of the shots show the presence of snow, and appear quite "contrasty".

The item is a video compilation of footage from eight unedited film items from the Alfred E. Booth collection.

1. Cariboo scenes, ca. 1936: includes ranch scenes (Flying U Ranch?), river ferry, etc.
2. B.C. interior scenes, ca. 1937-1945: includes buses, beer parlour interior, Kamloops Indian Residential School, fire trucks, steam train.
3. Kelowna Regatta, ca. 1939: water sports, lifesaving class, "Ogopogo" replica, Okanagan scenery.
4. Greenwood, ca. 1939: visiting baseball team on street with locals, mining scenes, old-timers, artist at work, scenery.
5. Edgewood and Arrow Lakes area, ca. 1938: townsfolk, street scenes, etc.
6. Cariboo scenes, ca. 1936 or 1939: guest ranch scenes (Flying U Ranch?), orchard, trail riding (or pack train?) scenes. 7. New Denver area scenes, ca. 1938-1939: ore refining [?], town scenes, fire hall, etc.
7. Pier D fire, Vancouver, 27 July 1938: the fire (various angles), crowd of onlookers, fire crews and fireboats at work.

SUMMARY: SIDE 1: A reference recording of Mr. Daniel Koffman of Toronto, auditioning for an announcing position in Vancouver. [SIDE 2: Blank.];

SUMMARY: "Tuesday's Child", a radio play by Vancouver actor and writer Fletcher Markle, is part two of a four-part "auto-bio-drama" series entitled "There Was A Young Man" that was broadcast within the radio drama series "Baker's Dozen". The play dramatizes events in the life of young man influenced by his encounters with women.

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SUMMARY: Radio program including an interview by unidentified commentator with Miss Katie O'Neil, farm mother, about: Fairbridge Farm School, backgrounds of various students, student duties. <10 minutes 30 seconds>
CALL NUMBER: T4216:0001 track 1 item 02
SUMMARY: Radio program including interview by an unidentified commentator with students and farm manager John Brown about: Fairbridge farm School, duties; dairy farming, horses, growing crops. <14 minutes>
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SUMMARY: Radio program including interview by an unidentified commentator with principal of Fairbridge Farm School, Colonel H.T. Logan, about: creation of farm school; child immigration from Britain; students enlisting in war; followed by Colonel Logan reading letters from various students fighting in war; followed by interviews by unidentified commentator with various female students, about: school, favourite subjects. <11 minutes>
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SUMMARY: Radio program (broadcast 1942-05-22) including a documentary with an unidentified speaker about the principal's Bible class, morning prayers; including sounds of school bell, children's voices, children saying Grace before dinner; assistant principal W.J. Garnett reads "daily orders" about upcoming basketball games, horseshoes, morning prayers, birthday greetings; talks by Mr. Tamkin [?], school janitor, and Kenny Ryan [?], Ronny Alton [?], Bob Bennet [?], students, and principal, about a fire brigade, cleaning furnaces, hospital furnaces, student cottages, duties in dairy barn; interview with female students about their hometowns in England, duties, favourite subjects, hobbies. <28 minutes>
CALL NUMBER: T4216:0002 track 2: [blank].

SUMMARY: Radio program with unidentified announcer, about: native people, Okanagan Indians, including the singing of young Indians.

Travelogue. A video souvenir of Vancouver, including sequences on Expo '86, Chinatown, Stanley Park, the Sea Festival, the Japanese Festival, etc. Includes day trips to Victoria, the Cloverdale Rodeo, and other locales in the Lower Mainland.

SUMMARY: Report by Tom Leach about British Columbia's Fraser River flood and its effect on food supplies.;

SUMMARY: Report by Bill Herbert about the opening of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly and the Speech from the Throne.;

SUMMARY: Report by Bill Herbert with comments by Margaret Hincks, Extension Librarian of British Columbia Public Library Commission.;

SUMMARY: Talk by naturalist Dan McGowan about transportation and pack horses.;

SUMMARY: TRACK 1: A talk by Byron Johnson, Premier of British Columbia, about the (upcoming) British Columbia provincial election of June 15, 1949; accomplishments of the Coalition Government; social security; industry; government support; election promises. [TRACK 2: blank.];

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Cabinet visit RECORDED: Nelson (B.C.), 1977-06-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Contains CBC radio news coverage of speeches, demonstrations and press interviews in Nelson during the cabinet visit. Citizen demonstration for continuation of four-year program at David Thompson University Centre (formerly Notre Dame University). McGeer speech to demonstrators. Mayor Maglio's reaction to demonstration. Bennett speech to demonstrators. Bennett reaction to demonstration. Bennett makes coal policy announcement. Chabot and Phillips discuss coal policy. TRACK 2: Chabot and Phillips on coal policy (continued). McGeer discusses future of David Thompson University Centre, the demonstration, and the position of the faculty association of Notre Dane University (FANDU). Note: the clip of Rafe Mair speaking on liquor policy was not recorded in Nelson.

SUMMARY: [Side 2 of each disk is blank.];

SUMMARY: Talk by Lawren Harris, artist, about the Group of Seven, Emily Carr, and the National Gallery.;

SUMMARY: Reports by Jim Nesbitt about British Columbia forestry and railroad transportation from Quesnel to Dawson Creek.;

SUMMARY: Report by Jim Nesbitt about: agriculture, British Columbia encouraging settlement and farming; immigration from Great Britain for farming.;

SUMMARY: Report by Jim Nesbitt about: transportation, roads, British Columbia Highway through United States territory.;

SUMMARY: Report by Jim Nesbitt about: British Columbia election June 15, 1949; legislative assembly, party standings at dissolution; Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.) party, election promises.;

SUMMARY: Report by Ted Reynolds about the Canadian Swimming and Diving Championships in Victoria, B.C.;

SUMMARY: Radio program with John Fisher, broadcaster, including comments by unidentified swimmer and gardener; announcer Bill Herbert; and Jack W. Cornett, Mayor of Vancouver, about: environment, weather, Vancouver springtime.

SUMMARY: Radio program with Bill Herbert and John Sherman (?), announcers, with Syd Hubble ?), chief dispatcher for British Columbia Tree Fruits Organization; part of farm radio broadcast from CKOV by Harry Mitchell (?), announcer; A.K. Lloyd (?), President and General Manager of British Columbia Tree Fruits Organization, including sounds from machines producing apple juice; Paul Wallbruchk (?), General Manager of British Columbia Food Processors Plant; George D. Fitzgerald (?), fruit farmer, about: British Columbia, Okanagan Valley, fruit farming, cooperatives, marketing, fruit products, irrigation.

SUMMARY: Second part of radio program with Bill Herbert, announcer, about: British Columbia, hydro development; mountain driving; including sounds from excavation process, with comments by Dennis Breerly (?), truck driver, W.C. Bud Connell (?), transmission line supervisor and Thomas Ingledow, Chief Engineer of British Columbia Electric.

SUMMARY: Part of first half of radio program with Marce Munro, Bill Herbert and Jack Bingham, announcers, about: transportation, logging trucks; truck manufacturing industry; with comments from employees in a truck manufacturing plant, George Harrison (?), vice-president of engineering, Bill Piper (?), engineer, George Moore (?), superintendent of manufacturing production, Charles Henry (?), machinist and Peter Rutherford (?), sheet metal worker.